Vigilant Eagle 13 [Image 12 of 20]

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, UNITED STATES

08.28.2013

Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets receives fuel from a CC-150T Polaris Aug. 28, 2013, at Exercise Vigilant Eagle (VE) 13. This exercise is the 5th in a series of cooperative exercises that provide an opportunity for Russia, Canada, and United States military personnel to enhance their international partnership and to cooperatively detect, track, identify, and follow a hijacked aircraft as it proceeds across international boundaries.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)